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Suena el teléfono y el mundo es para siempre un lugar distinto. Las cosas suceden sin que nadie sepa por qué y uno no vuelve a ser el que era ni a sentir lo que sentía. Ésta es la historia de una ausencia, el relato de una búsqueda. Un descenso a los infiernos para rescatar al ser amado. Porque ésta es una historia de amor, aunque sea la historia de un amor diferente. Sobre el gran tabú de nuestro tiempo se abre la exploración literaria del amor, el dolor y la vida.

En Mujeres con Navajas, el loyente encontrará que tras los fuertes efectos de la llamada novela social también se puede encontrar una sutil trama de intriga familiar; una antigua, triste y conmovedora historia de amor; el drama del crecimiento infantil; la descripción de los atavismos y novedades de dos culturas entrelazadas por geografía e historia; y la narrativa existencial del individuo contemporáneo en lucha no solo contra el sistema, la cultura extranjera, el dinero que se esfuma, y el amor ausente, sino que contra el ser, que suele ser el enemigo más duro.

En Lucus Augusti, la actual Lugo, hay dos pueblos galaicos enfrentados: las siete aldeas y los sureños de Gualmar. Las hijas del César llegan a aquellas tierras con una peligrosa misión, en la que tendrán que demostrar que están a la altura de su status como hijas del hombre más poderoso del imperio.

Anny lleva dos años huyendo de sí misma. Ha bloqueado quién es, su escritura, su pasión por las letras. Tiene rotos el alma y el corazón, y está decidida a seguir así y quizá, con el tiempo, lograr borrarse del mapa.Su agente literario le ofrece hacer una presentación, un único evento para hablar de una de sus obras con la excusa de que la dejarán en paz durante ocho meses.

For 15 years, Sue Eisenfeld hiked in Shenandoah National Park in the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains, unaware of the tragic history behind the creation of the park. In this travel narrative, she tells the story of her on-the-ground discovery of the relics and memories a few thousand mountain residents left behind when the government used eminent domain to kick the people off their land to create the park.

The Dutch, through the directors of the West India Company, purchased Manhattan Island in 1625. They had come to the New World as traders, not expecting to assume responsibility as the sovereign possessor of a conquered New Netherland. They did not intend to make war on the native peoples around Manhattan Island, but they did; they did not intend to help destroy native cultures, but they did; they intended to be overseas the tolerant, pluralistic, and antimilitaristic people they thought themselves to be - and in so many respects were - at home, but they were not.

Former African American schoolteacher and amateur sleuth Dr. Inez Buchanan is surprised by a strange visit from her neighbor Dolly David. Dolly needs Inez’s help. Years ago, Dolly’s granddaughter Kadija Campbell went missing from her college campus in Fort Collins, Colorado. The police believed Kadija was dead, but Dolly has always held out hope. A mysterious phone call reinforces her belief that Kadija is alive and hints that she is being held in Afghanistan.

Per sobreviure, els diu que és fuster, una feina amb una utilitat pràctica que li permet resistir les condicions de vida infrahumanes, i ajornar així la seva probable "eliminació". Gran aficionat a la música clàssica, el comandant del camp descobreix la veritable professió d'en Daniel i aleshores el sotmet a una prova: li haurà de construir un violí que tingui un so perfecte. El luthier es posa a l'obra, però no es pot ni imaginar el càstig que l'espera si no compleix bé el sinistre encàrrec.

In many respects, the early Christians were more inclusive of women in their institutional affairs than other sects. This may be due to the fact that women were numbered among the earliest disciples of Jesus. These women had a voice, and they could open an independent inquiry into many aspects of religion and religious laws.

Do you want to achieve a long-held dream or reach a life-changing goal? That big promotion or fulfilling new job? That business you want to start? That exciting new life in the sun? That amazing idea you long to put into action? Are you held back by fears that you haven't got what it takes? You may not realise it, but your personality, character, experiences, skills and even personal circumstances are all fantastic tools and assets which you can use to create the life and career you've always wanted.

When Megan Cooper is rescued from a terrifying car accident, she can’t believe how lucky she has been. She is desperate to track down the stranger who saved her life. DCI Tony Morgan thought he had escaped his old career, but when he receives a call for help investigating a hit-and-run in the area, he knows that he must return. As secrets are revealed and the truth starts to emerge, it soon becomes clear that Megan is still in danger.

Savannah has awakened to the fact that she's made too many concessions in her marriage. Bernadine has watched her megadivorce settlement dwindle. Robin has an all-American case of shopaholism. Gloria has taken happiness and security for granted. But being at the wrong place at the wrong time can change everything. All four are learning to heal past hurts and to reclaim their joy and their dreams; but they return to us full of spirit, sass, and faith in one another.

There are white people, black people, brown people, red people, and yellow people, but what about the people who are bi-racial or multi-racial? This question of race and color leads one six-year-old boy named Christian on a quest to seek answers. He asks his parents, kids at school, and teachers what color they think he is and what color he should say he is. As the day progresses, he hears stereotypes, but he also hears valuable information which helps him to embrace all of who he is.

Caught up in rebound dating after divorce, Davida Kincaid Henderson, a young divorcee, invites you to journey with her on a colorful quest for Mr. Right. She shares lessons learned along the way, her joy in finding him and their permanent love relationship.

This book is dedicated to anyone who will dare take the Living Word of God from the Bible and obey and believe it. That is whole purpose of this book.

Be obedient to God’s calling; when He calls you, will you answer? The whole purpose of this audiobook is to encourage the believers in Jesus Christ to reach out and do that which the Lord has commissioned or is commissioning them to do for the Kingdom of God. "Heed (pay attention to) instruction and be wise, and do not ignore or neglect it." - Proverbs 8:33 (AMP)

Michelle Obama's legacy transcends categorization. Mrs. Obama was not only our first black first lady; she was President Obama's equal partner in marriage and parenthood and a tireless advocate for women's rights, education, healthy eating, and exercise. Her genre-busting personal style encouraged others to speak, to engage, even to dress as they wished.

Tatum Elliot is a successful writer on a hit television show, lives in an Upper East Side apartment, and loves her life. She wouldn't change a thing. Unfortunately, she doesn't have a choice. She's losing her sight. Tripping over her tongue and her heels, Tatum all too quickly realizes that the things which appeared so important before are slowly slipping away leaving room for what really matters. With the support of her best friends, family, and colleagues, she begins to see that there's much more to life...and herself.

Amid all the printer's ink and historical speculation, the antebellum period (approx. 1820-1860) has largely been ignored until recently. The antebellum period often gets lost between the better-documented Federalist and Victorian eras.

Sincere religious reflection was a hallmark of soldiers in both armies in the Civil War, and it was generally an authentic religiosity rather than a battlefield conversion to spirituality. This is not surprising, as these characteristics had been common in the general population since the founding of the United States. Americans, despite their politics and prejudices, had always been and continued to be a strongly religious and highly moral people throughout the Antebellum Period (c. 1820-1860). Although there may have been a large number of battlefield conversions, in the average community, a person's attitude toward devotion was strongly shaped by the dominant religious beliefs of his neighbors or the local population as a whole.